Sunday we hit the trails as a foursome again. There was the possibility of it being a much bigger group, but this size felt nice. One of our friends came with us for the first time. She was on her older, gray Arabian, and they were great. We couldn’t do sections of what has become… Read more »
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This is More Like It
We hit the trails again this morning. I gave Steen a little snack of chopped hay before we headed out. The nights are already getting colder, and the large pasture is no longer the lush all-you-can-eat buffet it is during the peak of the summer. This time of year Steen can get nervous about food.… Read more »
Laredo and the Rope
Last week, I had some really great rides on Laredo, so I was excited to get back on him today. I also still had the rope attached to my saddle, so I figured I would start by seeing how Laredo handled it. Like Bear, he seemed to recognize the rope, but he wasn’t as bothered… Read more »
Working on My Roping Skills
For my birthday last December Robin got me a whole bunch of awesome horse related items. I’ve read many of the books and gotten some excellent use out of the spurs, but one item I have not played around with yet was a nice rope. I often thought about bringing it out to the barn,… Read more »
Triple Digits
Today I logged my hundreth hour in the saddle for the year. Of course loads of people ride a whole lot more than that, but considering 100 hours was our goal for last year, I feel good about being here in August. I rode Laredo. With our little time out of town, the trail rides… Read more »
101
Today’s ride put me at 101 hours for the year. That is not a lot by many counts, but considering 100 hours was my goal last year and it took me until early December to hit it, I’m feeling pretty good with where I’m at. The saddle time has really helped me out a lot… Read more »
Musical Horses
Today we changed everything up. I rode Steen, and Robin rode Bear. She hadn’t really ridden him in forever, so she was curious to feel how he is doing in the hackamore. And after that we moved right into a second ride with Robin going back to Steen and me jumping on Laredo. Again we… Read more »
Rotating Mounts
We haven’t had a day where we’ve worked with all three horses for a while, but today it was just beautiful out, so we figured it was a good day to spend loads of time at the barn. Also in our chatting recently we’ve realized it has been AGES since I rode Bear. I’ve certainly… Read more »
A Break in the Heat?
As we are on “vacation,” we have been lazy about getting up and out to the barn. Thankfully our time off has coincided with a nice break in weather. Today was absolutely perfect; blue skies with puffy white clouds, temps in the 70s, and a light north wind. And we took no pictures. We rode… Read more »
Surprise Riding Time
We were planning on a trip to Arizona this week, but the flights were not in our favor. So we ended up staying with my parents for a few days and then heading back to Iowa City. I could have gone back to work, but I already changed my calendar. And besides, I’ve got tons… Read more »